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Letters .Patent No. 82,229, dated September 15, 1868.

IIIIPROVEMENTl IN GATE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

Bc itiknown that I, JOHN H. KING, of Smithfield, in the county of Delaware, and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvementsjn Gates; and I doL hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of ,the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specifi "cation, in which- Figure 1 is a front view oi' a gate in closed position, as illustrating my' invention.

Figure 2, a view of the same when entirely open; and

Figure 3 a si'de view of-one of the hattens.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

V My invention-is a novel improvement in gates, and consists in means for'causing the automatic `return or ciosing of the gate.-

It also consists in the construction of a springbolt, and an operating-lever or handle, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

To enable othersnskilled in the artte which my invention appertains to fully understand and use vthe same, I shell proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In tlie drawingsy Y A A. represent upright. posts, which are inserted into the ground, or secured to n. sill, B, resting on the ground. The gate is constructed of battons C C7, diagonal braces D, and usual horizontal rails or slats c. The gate is--pivoted to the postA by moans of hinges rl, which consist of plates of metal, or other suitable material, having the inner bearing-faces dat to correspond with the protecting-metal pieces on the botten C.

To the upper end of this hatten, I secure pin cZ, and a similar pin, d, to the lower end. These pins project in'opposite directions, and the pin dl is nearest to the inner side ofthe betten, while pin al2 is nearestto the enter `side thereof, so that the two pins are out of line with each other.

The forward endA of the rail e is eut away, and the piece thus cutout forms a s'lide-bolt,-E, which moves in an aperture in the hatten, C, and projects beyond the hatten, and, in order to keep it projected, (since it is of the same size as the cut-away part,) I interpose a coiled or other spring, F, between its inner end vand the shonlder in the rail c, which shoulder is formed by cutting away said bolt. This spring is ,concealed in a box or'corer, y, 4secured to the rail c, and which sci-ves to retain and guide the inner end of the sliding bolt.

A snitableopening, )his made in the post A to receive the bolt, andrthereby lock or hold the gate in a closed position. y v A To one side of the bolt, a pin,d is secnredfand against this bears the lower end oi' a weighted lever, G, which ispivoted so that its upper end will always fall or swing' freely toward the hinged slide ofthe gate.

in order to open the gate, the lever G is drawn forward, and, as its lowerl end bears against the pinV f, it causes the bolt to slide longitudinally away from post A', so as to clear it, o'r to force it out of the opening L.

The gate can then be swung to the right or left, as desired, and, as itopens, its forward end graduallyraises itself nntilit ils entirely opened, and then occupies the position as shown in iig. 2. l

As its tendency is to swing back and close itself, it must be either held by hand, or in somo other manner.l

I prefer to employ vn. prop, l-I, which consists of a tapering strip of. metal, or other material, pivoted near.

= the lewerend of hatten C.

When the prop is not needed, it is swung upwards, and held by a pivotedcatch, g, as shown in iig. 3.`

When the prop is free from the catch, andthe gate is being opened, the prop drags on the ground, and, so soon als the gate is swung to tlicdesired place, the point of the prop enters the ground, and at once forms a' :iop to prevent the unintentional closing ot the gate.

Elow, when the prop is raised and held by the catch, or the hand released f rom thegate, the latter at este flics towards the post A. When it reaches it, and sliding bolt E comes in` contact with itythe latter is forced hach until it is opposite the opening ,'when it springs into it, and at once locks the gate.

, When the bolt is thus pushed back, the weighted lever remains stationary, and (o'ers no impediment to the full power o f the spring F, but is always in place to readily withdraw -the bolt from the post.

v The gate may be opened in either direction, and operates equally well in both ceses.`

By means of the hinge-plates d d, I. dispen'eeiwith one butt for euch hinge, and thereby rnerely employ the 'pins or pivots dl cl2 as the fnlernm for the gate. I

The free side of hatten Cfshould beyounded, so tht it may be brought closely vto the post A, and allow bu'ta small space between the two parts. Y

A pin,f,'is secured to the sliding bolt E, between the free end and the pin f', and Ais intended to limit the outward play of said bolt. l

The simplicity and utilityof muy gate are apparent..

I am awarethata self-closing gnteis not new; sncli device -I do not', therefore, claim; but, having thus described my invention,

What I do clairn, and dcsire't'o secure by Letters Patent, is

.1. The'couibin'aton and arangement of'the pins el d2, platesd, sliding bolt E, concealed spring F, und the Weightedlever G, when constructed and operating as described. e

2. The combinationof pins all d2, plates d, sliding bolt E, concealed spring F', weighted lever G, hinged prop H, and catch g, arranged and operating as described.

To the above specification of my improved ,gate= I have signed my name, this twenty-Erst day of May, '1868'.

'JOHN H. KING.

Witnesses:

JACOB HENRY, JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM. 

